Postpartum Anxiety Therapist
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Anonymous
| Any recommendations? Bonus if they take cigna. |
Anonymous
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You can find a referral and helpful resources through the Spring Project for mothers and families.
https://springproject.org/ |
Anonymous
| Get an ssri from your regular doctor. |
Anonymous
| My OB practice works with a maternal mental health provider; ask your on/gyn for recommendations |
Anonymous
| Didn't know this existed |
Anonymous
Pretty common actually. Then there's depression, and even psychosis. People should know about these things. |
Anonymous
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Barbara Byers, MD specializes in this https://capitalmentalhealth.com/about-us/
I see her for PMDD, but most patients are more similar to you. She has really helped me and I wish that I had known about her and reached out for help when I had crippling PP anxiety. Wishing you all the best! |
Anonymous
How could you not know it existed? Post partum anxiety is pretty common as is post partum depression. OP. Try GW. They have a doctors and counselors that specialize in post partum mental health issues. |
Anonymous
| Definitely exists and is probably a main source of tension in marriages in the first year of the birth of a baby when neither spouse knows what is going on. -Midwife |
Anonymous
How is that a nice thing to say? "How could you not know it existed" lol |
Anonymous
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Reviving this thread because I'm in the search for a therapist but need to use insurance. I found a few lists of therapists and not a single one was in network for Aetna insurance. When I tried searching my insurance site for providers nothing came up for perinatal anxiety or depression or postpartum anxiety/depression. Is there a search term I'm missing? Should I just go for someone who treats depression and anxiety in general or keep looking for someone specializing in PPA?
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Anonymous
Look for a woman who treats adult women with depression, anxiety, relationship challenges, and life transitions or some language like that. |
Anonymous
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I currently see a therapist here: https://postpartumwell.com/rates-insurance/
They are great and look like they accept your insurance. |
Anonymous
| Call Postpartum Support International - they can help you get connected with someone. |
Anonymous
Thank you. Fingers crossed, the one therapist that the website says is in network comes up on the Aetna site as out of network. I sent a message and we'll see what they say. |